Totem :
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Correct me if I am wrong
Your wrong. I lived in Israel for 4 years in the early 90's. In Eilat, Tel Aviv and Afula. I count amongst friends of mine, Israelis, Palestinians and various others, including arabs, who choose to live in the region. My experiences stem from living and working and playing with the people who I met there.
I feel terrible for
ALL the people who live in that area, because I know it is not the fault of the 'people' of Israel (or the Lebanese, or the Palestinians) that the situation they find themselves in is so horrific. It is a region that has suffered from the machinations of politicians, many local politicians for sure, but mainly from the ambitions of cynical
western leaders, who are cynically using the various peoples there to further their own twisted power trips.
I've said it before, people, wether they are Israeli, Palestinian or anyone else, just want to live in peace. they wanna work for money to look after the families that they wish to raise in safety.. they wanna play football in the park on their day off, and they want to follow their religion.
Back when I was there, thats what we did. Sure the Palestinians had a long way to go to achieve their freedoms, but they were on the 'right track'. I worked with as many 'Pallies', as I did with Israelis. We played footie on the beach at dizengoff together, and we camped in the Negev together. And we got drunk in the bars of Eilat
TOGETHER.
So whats changed since then? the people are still the same. the bars are still there. the work still needs doing. Whats changed since then, Totem, is the Politics. Thats whats changed. Dont you accuse me of not caring. I do care for everyone who is suffering there. Wether they are sitting in a shelter in Haifa, or stranded in a village in Southern lebanon.
Its
you who doesn't seem to give a ****. because its you and people like you, who think that you are somehow better than 'them'. So much so that you think that all the problems there can be sorted out by dropping bombs on
them all.
You are a self rightous ****.